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Initial cohort of the Capsticks Housing Diploma, first of its kind in the sector, concludes with an 84% pass rate

The innovative Capsticks Housing Diploma has concluded its first cohort with an 84% pass rate. Endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Housing, it’s the first housing development and regeneration qualification of its kind in the housing sector

Record growth for Osbourne Pinner’s High Net Worth Divorce service

Osbourne Pinner, one of London's best law firms, has grown its High Net Worth Divorce service to be one of the largest in the region

Guardians of the ocean's treasures

Nathan Eastwood and Devon Whittle examine the roles and rights of sponsoring states in regulating deep seabed mining

Robust laws passed to fight corruption, money laundering and fraud

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act gives Companies House a huge range of new powers to help disrupt economic crime and increase trust in the companies register in the biggest upgrade of its service in close to 180 years

Concerns over legal aid provision in Wales

Following concerns raised by the Law Society of England and Wales and local practitioners about legal aid in West Wales, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has intervened by uplifting police station fixed fees in Llanelli

Fixed Recoverable Costs Reforms

Kain Knight develop a new online platform and intuitive calculator to help the legal community grapple with the Fixed Costs reforms

BSB announces minimum pupillage award from 1 January 2024

The award is set having regard to the Living Wage Foundation’s hourly rate recommendation, which was announced on 24 October

The fallout from the Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling

Emma Carr and Christopher Richards discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision for existing and future litigation funding agreements